The View's co-host Sunny Hostin said she is concerned that Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) could get married to "a Ginni Thomas-type person" as she discussed the senator's relationship status.
Hostin's comment was made during Tuesday's episode of The View in which the hosts discussed the topic of some of Scott's donors being concerned that he is running for president as an unmarried candidate.
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"The only thing that I worry about is, like, a Ginni Thomas popping up," Hostin said. "So you have someone that is single and someone becomes president, and then he meets a Ginni Thomas who is, and I think most people know, there’s some wonder as to how involved she is with what has happened on the Supreme Court, because her husband is on the Supreme Court and that little pillow talk that happens and Jan. 6. And so if someone is not married and then they get married to Ginni Thomas, I’m concerned."
The unease over the senator getting married to "a Ginni Thomas-type person" comes as some Democrats have expressed concern that Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has been an influence on his decisions in court as Ginni Thomas is a conservative activist. Earlier this year, it was revealed through a book called Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences that Supreme Court justices have privately shared their criticism about Ginni Thomas over her "various political schemes."
While some have been apprehensive about Scott's relationship status as an unmarried politician, fellow The View co-host Sara Haines said she thinks Scott's current status is "totally fine," noting that being married and having children does not automatically make a good politician. She added that a leader is defined by their "integrity and character."
On Saturday night, Scott was asked about the concerns of him being unmarried, to which he wondered, "Why are the headlines there?" Scott went on to say that he was dating a "wonderful girlfriend" and that "God has blessed me with a smart, Christian woman."
"The headlines are there because as I rise in the polls, as people show up at night in my town halls, it scares even my opponents," Scott said.
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Recent polling data indicate that nearly all the Republican candidates running in the party's 2024 presidential primary race would beat President Joe Biden in a direct matchup, with Scott winning with 46% against Biden's 44%. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley held the largest lead in the polling, beating Biden by a margin of 6 percentage points.
The Washington Examiner has contacted Scott's campaign for comment.